When the inner world starts to become clearer, you move to a state of Pratyahara, the fifth limb of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. In the Sleeping Tortoise Pose, the limbs, ears, eyes, nose, skin, mouth and mind are drawn into the inner landscape therein resulting in Pratyahara.

Supta Kurmasana is the “sleeping tortoise”. When a turtle is sleeping, it is well awarded of its environment, but is not disturbed by it. Have you ever tried to wake up a turtle? Whatever you do, it does not move, wherever you bring it, it won’t have any reaction, however it will be fully conscious of what is going on.

Funded by Lithuanian council for culture to make a series of yoga poses to remind every of us to exercise. Especially in times when we have to stay at home. Stay in shape!

Namaste!

151x81x3 cm

acrylic, various textile on plastic panels

Once upon a time, there was a sage who was bathing in a river. When he stepped on the river bank, he found a scorpion trapped between two rocks, desperately struggling to escape. The sage freed the scorpion by moving the rocks. As soon as it was free, the scorpion stung the sage with its poisonous tail before scampering away. An onlooker laughed and told the sage that it served him tight to save a scorpion. To which the sage replied, “I behave as per my nature and it behaved as per its own.”

Vrischikasana is a wall-mounted relief inspired by the advanced yoga pose known as the “Scorpion.” Constructed from layered textiles and painted surfaces, the piece evokes the human form in a moment of deep physical engagement – a backbend so intense it mirrors the coiled readiness of a scorpion. The subtle interplay of materials invites the viewer to trace the contours of the figure, almost sensing the breath held within the pose.

Rooted in the symbolic nature of its name, Vrischikasana also echoes the ancient parable of the sage and the scorpion: even when harmed, the sage continues to act from his true nature – peaceful and kind. Likewise, this artwork suggests that we, too, can meet life’s challenges with balance, inner strength, and grace.

It is both a visual meditation and a physical reminder: growth happens when we return to the body, embrace discomfort, and lean into our own resilience.

Namaste!

100x125x2,5 cm

acrylic, various textile on plastic panels

The word Shalabhasana comes from the Sanskrit word “Shalabh” meaning locust or grasshopper, a type of insect that lives on the ground.

A locust cannot move in reverse nor move sideways, only moving forward. Always moving forward, always open to change and not about to repeat the same mistakes by going backward. We only need to think about this for a little to recognize the spiritual lessons involved.

Funded by Lithuanian council for culture to make a series of yoga poses to remind every of us to exercise. Especially in times when we have to stay at home. Stay in shape!

Namaste!

181x75x4 cm

acrylic, various textile on plastic panels